Underfunded and Under Pressure, U.S. Pensions to Keep Investing in China
Large U.S. pension plans relying on ambitious returns to fill massive shortfalls aren’t finding it easy to steer clear of regulatory risk in China.
Covid-19 Was Spreading in China Before First Confirmed Cases, Fresh Evidence Suggests
New evidence from China is affirming what epidemiologists have long suspected: The coronavirus was likely spreading unnoticed around Wuhan, infecting people for weeks, before it … Read more
Biden’s message to G7, Munich events: Allies should work together on China challenge
President Joe Biden will seek on Friday to rally global democracies and European allies to work together to address a range of concerns about China, … Read more
China Is Preparing for Another Olympics in Beijing, Like It or Not
Games less than a year away, a powerful and confident China is promising retaliation if any country boycotts the event over human rights.
China Acknowledges 4 Deaths in Last Year’s Border Clash With India
It was the first explicit admission by the People’s Liberation Army that it had lost soldiers in the June brawl. India says 20 of its … Read more
China Reveals Four of Its Soldiers Died in Border Clash With India
Beijing on Friday disclosed casualties from the club-and-rock Himalayan melee in June last year that also killed 20 Indians and ratcheted up tensions between the … Read more
China considers new actions to lift flagging birthrate
China is considering additional measures to increase its flagging birthrate, more than four years after ending its controversial one-child policy …
Hermès boosted by strong growth in China
French luxury house Hermès benefited from strong growth in China at the end of last year as shoppers snapped up its colourful silk scarves and … Read more
China admits 4 soldiers died in Himalayan clash with Indian soldiers
China has admitted for the first time that four of its soldiers died during a clash with Indian forces in the Himalayas last year. The … Read more
4 Chinese soldiers died in bloody India border clash last year, China reveals
China has revealed that four of its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers were killed during a bloody hand-to-hand battle with Indian troops on the two … Read more
4 Chinese soldiers died in bloody India border clash, China reveals
China has revealed that four of its People’s Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers were killed during a bloody hand-to-hand battle with Indian troops on the two … Read more
Ladakh: China reveals soldier deaths in India border clash
China has for the first time revealed that four of its soldiers died during a bloody Himalayan border clash with Indian troops in June last … Read more
Yellen says U.S. will keep tariffs on China in place for now
The United States will keep tariffs imposed on Chinese goods by the former Trump administration in place for now, but will evaluate how to proceed … Read more
Commodity prices have been trending higher — but how long the rally lasts depends on China
The last supercycle happened in the mid-2000s before the global financial crisis and peaked in 2008 as China grew to become a commodity powerhouse.